Subject: Family Life
Weekend Ritual
May 11, 2008 in Family Life
The flower shop / corner market for weekend brunch and iced coffee. The smile that makes us buy her treats. The object of her deep affection.
Read more...Series: A Study in Brown
April 29, 2008 in Family Life
Series: A Study in Brown, 2008 Artist: Lane, age 1 year 11 months Media: Brown eye pencils (Trish McEvoy #8 and Clinique #04 Black Coffee) on laminated wood shelf Temporary Exhibition The Tempest The Elephant
Read more...If we were superheroes
April 20, 2008 in Family Life
Me Superpower: super-smell, ability to smell when something is wrong in another room Weakness: white vintage linen on eBay for less than the polyester equivalent at Bed, Bath, & Beyond with a coupon Nemesis: colossal public art painted blue Doug Superpower: super-fix-it, alias “The Cleaner” Weakness: Starbucks Nemesis: stoplight red for absolutely no reason Lane [...]
Read more...Tying Heartstrings
April 17, 2008 in Family Life
Today when we sat on the kitchen floor eating Cheerios with random songs playing from my iTunes playlist, I was so thankful in that moment that I get to stay home with Lane. Because otherwise I would have missed getting to be the one to dance with her when a new song comes on, see [...]
Read more...Being a Mom is Not for Wusses
April 10, 2008 in Family Life
Recent moments when I gasped in shock and tried not to freak out: 1. Lane eating a big handful of dirt from the potted plant. And then smiling at me with dirt in her teeth. 2. Lane flipping over the rail from her crib, turning head over heels in the air and then landing on [...]
Read more...Easter Sunday
March 28, 2008 in Family Life
Our Easter Sunday was celebrated with church, a family lunch, an egg hunt, and more rides in the wheelbarrow. I think the reason I like this so much is because my Grandpa pushed me around in the wheelbarrow 25 years ago: More Easter photos here, and a home movie here.
Read more...The Heritage Journal
March 18, 2008 in Family Life
About two years ago my soon-to-be sister-in-law gave me a leather journal. I love notebooks, and this one was so nice that I was almost hesitant to write in it because I didn’t want to mess it up. I kept it wrapped and waited to decide how to use it. It sat on the shelf [...]
Read more...Lane Then and Now
March 9, 2008 in Family Life
Fashion tip: A vintage element is made modern by mixing it with a current look, such as how Lane combines her ’80s-reminiscent stackable bracelets with stylish emo hair. We went to the water fountain park, and it was not until I came home and saw the pictures that I realized just how much she has [...]
Read more...Scene from my day
February 28, 2008 in Family Life
Lane likes the samples of Italian cheeses. Bee-bee just likes the ride.
Read more...Our Park
February 21, 2008 in Family Life
Our park is a hidden jewel.
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